How can 14, 461, 915 gallons of water, the
equivalent of 231, 390, 640 glasses of drinking water, be saved?
The
answer is through smart water management practices and a proactive approach to
indoor and outdoor building sustainability. With smart water management
practices rainwater and greywater—defined as waste water expelled from
household and office sinks, showers, baths and washing machines/dishwashers,
water that doesn’t contain fecal matter—become resources instead of wastes. Instead
of using fresh, clean drinking water, greywater can be treated and recycled to:
flush toilets, landscape irrigation or for certain other industrial processes. Precious rainwater can also be captured and cycled back into a building indoor
and outdoor system (i.e. landscape irrigation, flushing toilets).
With smartwater management plans, water use is measured and analyzed in order to observe
areas where water use can be reduced (i.e. water metering). Another way water
can be intelligently managed and respected is by installing highly efficient
water fixtures and fittings in bathrooms and kitchens (sinks, toilets, and
showers). Through the guidance of local green building certification systems
like ESTIDAMA PEARL and EHS and international green building certification
systems like USGBC LEED, MECSD is able to provide expert consultation to owners
of Gorgeous Towers, Data Centers, Schools, Luxury Residences, Hospitals, Retail
centers and Warehouses and Offices throughout the UAE for how to properly
manage water so that together, over 55 projects, we save 14, 461, 915 gallons
of water, the equivalent of 231, 390, 640 glasses of drinking water.
So, what
will be the story of your building’s water?
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